I miss mine.
Tremendously.
So family - I know you're reading this and I probably never say this... I MISS YOU. More than you know.
I do and I get sad on days like this. Sometimes I feel like I'm cheating the boys. They should be around their family. I miss going to hang out with family. I miss saying mom, I'm coming to have lunch with you today. Or going to hang out with my Aunt Judy just because. Or going to my sister’s house for barbecue and watching my nephew grow up. I miss my lifelong friends being able to just stop by.
Days like today remind me of all of those everyday little things tha I took for granted before.
I'm in Illinois now. I do believe everything for a reason. The boys love their schools and their friends. I have met amazing people that I wouldn't want to leave. I'd miss them too. I have a life here now. I enjoy it.
Those of you that live far away from family... how do you do it? What helps you get through days like today when you miss your family so much?
Those of you that live near your family and see them often... please know how blessed you are. You're luckier than you know. Not all of us are so lucky.
Hey, side note...
In church today I heard something that made me think (well I usually hear things that make me think, but this one made me say hmmm)... We do things backwards. We doubt our beliefs and believe our doubts. It should be the other way around.
We should doubt our doubts, and believe our beliefs.
Just a thought.
8 comments:
i hear you. i've lived away from boston for about 15 years now. every time i go back i think to myself "this is where i belong. this is where i want to be." it is hard to live away from family, especially around the holidays. mostly i just try to enjoy the family i DO have, and the friends i have wherever i am. sometimes that goes better than others.
I miss my family too! I was born and raised in the same city and only moved away for law school in 2007. I didn't realize how hard it would be for my 5 y/o son. He constantly wants to go back to Texas to see his g'parents and the rest of the family. Holidays can be lonely but in my case I know that law school is only "temporary" and I plan on returning as soon as possible after graduation. I know moving from one state to another isn't easy--but maybe as soon as you can you can get back there?!
even though we didn't really see each other very much... I miss ou too. Just the thought that I could if wanted to. I think I've gotten to know you so much more through this blogging thing!
You're an amazingly strong woman. That's how you have gotten through this change.
It's ok to come home for a visit, though. How bout soon?
Our family lives back east! We miss them too.
We try to stay connected by phone, email and letters. It's NEVER the same. We try to go home to visit every 3 years.
It's hard but, I've decided (when we moved in 1996) to make where ever we get stationed to make it home with our immediate family.
Okay, I am an odd ball, the black sheep of my family so the fact that they live in another state is perfect for me! Don't get me wrong, I miss them some days. In the end, it works best for me that we are a good 9 hour drive away. I do have a sister that lives 4 minutes away and she is selfish and does not view family in the way I do. I rely on very few friends to fill that void. Sad, I know. I went to church yesterday for the first time in over a year. Funny thing, I thought about you :)
Katie, I love you !!!
Aunt Judy,
Katie,
When I lived in California and we first met, I too would get sad around holidays. I would miss them and go home a few times a year. That always helped... visiting them. I would visit and then say, "Okay, I am okay now... I can go back to California and be okay." Now I live by my family and miss Paul's mom alot. Weird because she wasn't always the nicest to me in the beginning. But now she has actually been more of an inspiration to me than my own mother. So where ever you are you just have to make the most of it. And I know you do that because you always make the most of it!@!!! Anyhow, I recommend a visit home if you can. I know the boys just went home for Spring Break but maybe you need a vacation home for a week too. Take care honey. I miss you and hope we can start talking more. You remember me... the big talker. Angela In Idaho
My family is spread all over too and I grew up away from all of my extended family. All you can do is keep your kids close and make sure to plan special reunions that will provide memories to last until the next visit.
Good luck!
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